How to Break through the Monotony of your 9-5 so you can make your business happen.
I was thinking back today to when I was in my 9-5 and how stuck I felt. For a long while, I didn't do anything about it. I was so entrenched in my routine.
I got the same train every morning.
I walked the same route.
I got to work at the same time.
I took my lunch at the same time everyday (always preferred the 1.00p.m. slot).
I took either one of 2 train options home each day.
There was so little variety and looking back this routine contributed to me staying stuck. Our habits are what shape us whether they are good or bad ones.
It was only when I broke free from the routine that things shifted.
It all started when I did a little evening course for a couple of hours one night a week. That little change shifted so much. It opened up my thinking in new ways and showed me what else was possible.
This little shift in my routine put me on a new path even though it seemed like such a minimal step at the time, it had a disruptive effect on my thinking and really shook things up.
I then started incorporating other little changes into the routine when I realised how impactful it was.
So, if you are where I was, here are a couple of suggestions to help you break free from and shift out of the routine.
1) Do somthing fun out of hours.
Is there a course you can take or a hobby you've always wanted to pursue? These are great for shifting your routine and your perspective and the great thing is you can start with a fairly small commitment. My course was only 2 hours a week on a Wednesday for 10 weeks.
2) Change up your daily routine.
Make some sort of change in what you do each day, walk a different way to work, take a different lunch slot (gasp!), rearrange your work environment. These little changes will help stimulate your creativity that has been dulled by the 9-5.
3) Maximise your time.
Use the downtime you have in the day to take small steps towards your business. Learn a marketing platform in your lunch hour, listen to a podcast on the train. Start getting into the mindset of being a CEO and out of the employee mindset. When you're ready talk to a coach to help you take decisive action towards your business.
The great thing is it doesn't always have to be something major that has a big impact, these small insignificant seeming changes can have a far-reaching effect and be the catalyst for bigger changes.
Remember it's often the smallest changes that lead to the biggest results but if you do nothing - nothing changes.
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Hey, I'm Tasmin! I'm a Mindset & Business Confidence Coach for new and aspiring female entrepreneurs. I help overcome their fears and ramp up their confidence so that they can escape the corporate drudgery and create a life and business on their terms.
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